Promises Kept

O. T. #489  "Promises Kept"
March 27, 2015
Joshua 21
And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 
 Joshua 21:2

LET IT GLOW

God proved faithful in fulfilling every promise He had given to Israel. Some took several years. God's promises will be fulfilled according to His timetable, not ours, but we know that His word is sure. The more we learn of those promises God has fulfilled and continues to fulfill, the easier it is to hope for those yet to come. Sometimes we become impatient, wanting God to act in a certain way now, Instead, we should faithfully do what we know He wants us to do and trust Him for the future.(Life Application Study Bible)

Today, God has placed spiritual leaders in the church to equip Christians to do their part in developing a community of people who live and serve like Jesus (Eph. 4:11-16). (D. Jeremiah)

One day Jesus will come back to earth. That is a promise He will keep. Are we ready?

Do we share His promises?


LET IT GROW

Last came the appointment of the Levitical cities. This was the priestly tribe, who was not allowed to receive land as their inheritance, like the other tribes. In Numbers 3, we read about the sons of Aaron, Moses' brother:

• Aaron, Miriam, and Moses were descendants of Levi through his son Kohath. (1 Chr. 6:1-2; 223:13)
• Nadab and Abihu, the eldest two sons of Aaron, were struck dead by a divine judgment. (Lev.10)
• Eleazar replaced his father as second High Priest. (Num. 20)
• Ithmar, the youngest, was appointed by God to be in charge of the tabernacle. (Num 4:28; 33:7-8)
• The three sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari were descendants of Levi, who was the son of Jacob and Leah, that were among the 70 who accompanied Israel into Egypt originally.

God had provided 48 cities for the various branches of the Levite people to live in and have pasture for their livestock (verse 42). They could minister to the people nearby as priests.Six were to be the cities of refuge. (MacArthur)

Although Jerusalem was far away from the homes of many Israelites, almost no one lived more than a day's journey from a Levitical city.

How important it is to stay faithful to God and His purpose for us.

LET IT GO

Keep looking forward.

Stay faithful to God.

Thank Him for His blessings.